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May 04, 2018 |
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Assembly Bill A10557
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-A10557 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8426
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Operations
- Law Section:
- Legislative Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§1-c, 1-o & 1-r, rel §§1-u & 1-v to be §§1-w & 1-x, add §§1-u & 1-v, Leg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
A717, S698
2021-2022: A841
2017-A10557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10557 I N A S S E M B L Y May 4, 2018 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to sexual harassment training and penalties for lobbyists THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1-c of the legislative law is amended by adding a new subdivision (x) to read as follows: (X) THE TERM "SEXUAL HARASSMENT" SHALL INCLUDE UNWELCOME ADVANCES, REQUESTING SEXUAL FAVORS, OR OTHER VERBAL OR PHYSICAL CONDUCT OF A SEXU- AL NATURE IF SUCH CONDUCT IS MADE EITHER EXPLICITLY OR IMPLICITLY A TERM OR CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, OR SUBMISSION TO OR REJECTION OF SUCH CONDUCT IS USED AS THE BASIS FOR EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS AFFECTING AN INDI- VIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT, OR SUCH CONDUCT HAS THE PURPOSE OR EFFECT OF UNREA- SONABLY INTERFERING WITH AN INDIVIDUAL'S WORK PERFORMANCE OR CREATING AN INTIMIDATING, HOSTILE, OR OFFENSIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT, EVEN IF THE COMPLAINING INDIVIDUAL IS NOT THE INTENDED TARGET OF THE SEXUAL HARASS- MENT. § 2. Section 1-o of the legislative law is amended by adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows: (E)(I) ANY LOBBYIST WHO IS FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT SHALL BE SUBJECTED TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. (II) ANY LOBBYIST WHO IS FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AFTER HAVING BEEN FOUND GUILTY FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY THE COMMISSION MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DETERMINATION THAT THE LOBBYIST IS PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING IN LOBBYING OR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (V) OF SUBDIVISION (C) OF SECTION ONE-C OF THIS ARTICLE, FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. (III) ALL MONIES RECOVERED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSION FROM THE ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE GENERAL FUND. § 3. Section 1-r of the legislative law, as added by chapter 2 of the laws of 1999 and as relettered by chapter 1 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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